The legend of the swordsman 1992 movie search, ratings. Directed by ching siutung, swordsman ii starred jet li, brigitte lin. The plotting is messy this was, after all, the era of flying paper, when the actors lines were written while shooting the scene. At the same time, the japanese are once again threatening to. Dongfang bubai knocks out linghu chong while he is not looking and imprisons him in an underground dungeon. Before starring in this movie, li only starred in period kung fu movies, making this his first ever modern action film. With an entirely new set of actors, this movie continues the story from swordsman 1990. Jet li and brigitte lin star in martial arts romance epic swordsman ii. Romance blossoms between two rival families practicing shaolin and wudang kungfu. Jet li rap and once upon a time in china iii fight scene 3 jet li fight. Jet li 2016 the legend of the swordsman movie english duration. Swordsman ii 1992 a traveling martial artist jet li and his companion michelle reis face an evil sorcerer brigitte lin who possesses magic scrolls.
Its not necessary to see the first swordsman before you see swordsman iithough some of the characters are the same, the cast is almost completely different. The legend of the swordsman 1992 directed by ching siu. The film is a remake of dragon gate inn 1966 and new dragon gate inn 1992 but takes place three years after. The swordsman, also known as swordsman, is a 1990 hong kong wuxia film. Swordsman ii is a ridiculously campy mess with queer dialogue. Hero is another top jet li kung fu film which really made some noise during its release in the early 2000s. Linghu chong brings yue lingshan, ren yingying, ren woxing and xiang wentian with him to confront dongfang bubai at black woods cliff.
Directed by ching siutung, swordsman ii starred jet li, brigitte lin, rosamund kwan and michelle reis in the leading roles. The film is adapted from louis chas novel the smiling, proud wanderer. The original remains underappreciated, but this film fully realizes its ambitions and the cast change is uniformly for the better. In this second of three swordsman martial arts thrillers, the swordsman ling jet li is traveling with his sister to a religious retreat when they are informed that the leader of the sect has been captured by a mysterious being who has been transformed into a nearly immortal woman through the agency of a sacred scroll. A young swordsman, ling wei li, and other followers of the sun moon sect are making a journey to the mountains to abandon the violent swordsman s life. At the same time, the japanese are once again threatening to take. Kungfu emperor jet li films chinese martial arts action movie. If youre a fan of martial artsaction movies, especially jet lis other older titles, check out swordsman ii. The master jet 1992 once upon a time in china ii wong feihung 1992 swordsman ii ling wu chung 1992. Jet li 2016 the legend of the swordsman movie english.
The film screened out of competition at the 62nd berlin. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the legend of the swordsman 1992 siutung ching, stanley tong on allmovie. See more ideas about jet li, brigitte lin and louis cha. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu masters daughter, a shepherdess. In this second of three swordsman martial arts thrillers, the swordsman ling jet li is traveling with his sister to a religious retreat when they are informed that the leader of the sect has. The swordsman ling jet li is traveling with his sister to a religious retreat when they are informed that the leader of the sect has been captured by a mysterious being who has been transformed into a nearly immortal woman through the agency of a sacred scroll. Jet li, rosamund kwan, brigitte lin, michelle reis, ching siu tung, stanley tong kwai lai. A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the shaolin temple to avenge his fathers death. Jet li legend of the swordsman is in movie category chinese movie, it was shared by pony charm on 08022012. The only obstacle in the path of their scheme is ling jet li, a drunken swordsman who was planning to give up martial arts. Elsa tang, hark tsui, jack maeby, louis cha, tinsuen chan. Into the thick of a clan feud in longago china comes young swordsman ling jet li, who has a romantic attachment to the leader of one side of the feud rosamund kwan. The legend of the swordsman 2002, dvd if youre a jet li fan you will definitely like this movie.
King hu was credited as the director but allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer tsui hark. I bought it because i own the vhs version and wanted it on dvd. The ming period story continues from the first film about a carefree swordsman, ling wuchung jet li and his tomboy sidekick kiddo michelle reis. Top 12 jet li movies packed with martial arts action. Jet li rap and once upon a time in china iii fight scene 3 jet li fight lions. Watch full episode of swordsman 2 chinese drama dramacool. A young swordsman, ling wei li, and other followers of the sun moon sect are making a journey to the mountains to abandon the violent swordsmans life. The story revolves around swordsman ling wu chung jet li who on his way to retreat from the martial arts world, having to rescue a kidnapped leader of the sun moon sect and confronting the powerful asia, a person who have master an invincible form of martial arts, but at a terrible price. This film is a lot like crouching tiger hidden dragon in the sense it is an operatic, storydriven film that uses amazing levels of creativity to unfold its plot and drive its action. This one has a lot of wire work, which i dont always mind, but there werent enough ground fights to, well, ground it.
They eventually embark on a conflict with hattori waise leeand his master, invisible dawn bridgette lin, a powerful warlord who possesses the sacred scroll. In this second of three swordsman martial arts thrillers. Jet li, brigitte lin, michelle reis, rosamund kwan in siutung ching action movie. With jet li, brigitte lin, michelle reis, waise lee.
Swordsman ii, also known as the legend of the swordsman, is a 1992 hong kong wuxia film. Jet li plays ling, a student from the blue mountain school of martial arts, who, along with fellow students and kiddo, find themselves embroiled in a countrywide politicalclan war with the highlander clan in the forefront of the battle. The 10 absolutely essential jet li movies liveabout. This one has a lot of wire work, which i dont always mind, but there werent enough ground fights to, well, ground it for me and i found it hard to get into. Jan 05, 2009 jet li, brigitte lin, michelle reis, rosamund kwan in siutung ching action movie. Global action megastar jet li unleashes all of his devastating martial arts power in this thrilling tale of a reluctant warrior who becomes a timeless hero. The swordsman ling jet li ly lien kiet is traveling with his sister to a religious retreat when they are informed that the leader of the sect has been captured by a mysterious being who has been transformed into a nearly immortal woman through the agency of a sacred scroll. At the same time, the japanese are once again threatening to take over the. Also known as the defender, this movie is a classic action flick and the movie which introduced jet li to action movies.
I thought you had already made a top jet li movie list, but it is a good list, the only other movies id add is martial arts of shaolin and swordsman 2 reply steve ruiz on april 25, 2018 at 5. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader yam ying ying has been abducted. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the legend of the swordsman 1992 siutung ching, stanley tong on allmovie allmovie. Jet li is a swordsman and starts to fall for invincible dawn. Production started on 10 october 2010 and is filmed in 3d. Ling wu chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. The legend of the swordsman 1992 xiao ao jiang hu zhi. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snakewielding women warriors.
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